Sample: Innovation Outlook: Fibres & Technical Yarns
-By Otis Robinson, Jessica Basey, Cara Dudgeon, Ruby Penson, Victoria Nickerson, Madelaine Thomas
In the first Innovation Outlook of 2023, WTiN revisits fibres and technical yarns. Subtitled Fibres and Technical Yarns Special Edition, this Innovation Outlook is the second iteration – following last year’s – to take a close look at intriguing innovations in the fibres and yarns sector.
As ever, WTiN splits this into highly innovative and essential areas of focus: bio-based fibres, conductive fibres and recycled or recyclable fibres.
Contextually, we focus on bio-based fibres due to their apparent abundance – sustainability centric textile innovations continue to advance on all frontiers, write WTiN analysts, driven by market competitiveness to reach green goals.
Then, we examine innovations in the conductive fibres space, where increased value signifies exponential growth. According to WTiN analysts, this growth is related to the increased use of wearable smart textiles, which are popularising across multiple sectors including sports, healthcare, PPE and military.
And finally, the report examines the end-of-life stage of the textile & apparel industry, and how recycled or recyclable fibres are helping to create a closed-loop manufacturing system.
This marks the first Innovation Outlook for 2023, set to be followed by a number of unique focuses in the textile & apparel manufacturing industry.
In the meantime, visit www.wtin.com for more innovations within the sectors.
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